Vending-machine.



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PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

J. M. SPINDLBR. VENDING MACHINE.

APPLIoATIoN FILED F3111. 1907.

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No. 866,742. A PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1.907. J. M. SPINDLER.

VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.11. 1907.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH M. SPINDLER, OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA.

VEN DING-MACHIN E Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

Application filed February 11,1907. Serial No. 356,708.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, .TosEPn M. SPINDLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Shakopee, in the county of Scott and State of Minnesota., have invented a new and useful Improvement in Vending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in vending machines and has for its primary object to vend articles of merchandise such as cigars and tobacco.

By this invention the user can extract or select and obtain any desired article from a number of different grades and classes of goods.

In a general way, this invention comprises a magazine held within a frame and having a series of holders for the articles to be vended and a cut-out operated by hand and brought into coaction with said magazine by coin-operating or other suitable mechanism for the purpose of extracting the article desired from the machine. The article desired according to grade or class is selected by turning the magazine and causing it to register with the cut-out which when moved extracts the article. The coin-operating mechanism connects and disconnects with the cut-out so that it can be used only when a coin is brought into play.

A further object in view is the production of a machine for vending articles of different classes in which a single cut-out is used and which is simple and compact in construction and effective in operation.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a side view of my invention showing part of the frame broken away to expose the interior mechanism to view; Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1 partly broken away; Fig. 3 is a plan view looking down upon the table showing the vertical shaft in section; Fig. 4 is a view looking up at the table7 the shaft being shown in section; Fig. 5 is a detail view looking down upon the cut-out; Fig. 6 is a side view of Fig. 5 and Fig. 7 is a detail view showing an alternate construction by which bags of tobacco or other commodities may be held upon the table.

In the drawings A represents the frame of the machine which in plan view appears as a substantially irregular hexagon. The sides 2 of this frame are provided with lights of glass 3 so that the magazine is visible.

The construction provided has two prime elements, a magazine A and a cut-out B. The magazine consists oi a horizontal tray 4 which is mounted and supported upon a vertical shaft 5 passing centrally therethrough, by means of braces 6. The lower end of this shaft is journaled in a step bearing 7 and its upper end passes through a journal bearing 8 and is provided with a handle 9 outside of the inclosing frame A. The bearings are carried by an angle iron 10 which also serves the purpose of reinforcing the frame and is fastened thereto by means of bolts ll.

f' ADistributed around the table are a series of sets of which cigar boxes containing cigars to be vended are held upon the tray. These boxes are placed endwise upon the table with their lower ends removed. The upper clamp is supported by a sectional bracket 14 which is adjusted vertically in height by means of the set bolt l5. When the cigar boxes are placed upon the tray their lids may be opened and a plate of glass 16 inserted as shown in Fig. 2 so that the contents of the box and the label on the back of the cover can be inspected. Detents 17 on the upper set bolt 13 and tray 4 limit the movement of the lid and assist in holding the plate of glass 16 in place.

The tray is provided with openings 18 below the lower end of each cigar box through which the cigars in the boxes are adapted to pass. Normally these openings are closed by means of shutters 19. Ultimately the cigars as they are vended from the machine drop through the opening 18 in the tray into a chute 20 which projects through the inclosing wall of the frame A. This chute extends so that the cigars when sliding down it turn into a longitudinal position as they egress from the machine.

Interposed between the upper end of the chute and the tray is the cut-out B. This cut-out has a slide 21 which works between gibs 22 and in a projecting pore tion 23 at the front end of the frame A. A handle 24 on the outer end of the slide works through the wall of the projecting portion 23 of the frame and by its use the slide is reciproca-ted. A slot 25 in the slide 21 when pushed in is adapted to correspond with the opening in the upper end of the chute 20 and the tray 4 can be swung with any one of its openings over said slot when desired. When the slide is in receded position the openings in the tray and chute are not in its path. The shutters 19 on the table slide in grooved pieces 26 and are provided with depending flanges 27 which when the table is revolved pass through a groove 284 in the upper face of the slide 2l. When the table is stopped with one of the openings 18 in line to register with the chute and the slide 21 moved, the sides of the groove 28 are adapted to impinge against one of the depending anges 27 and open and close the shutter 19 which is engaged. Should the table be stopped when one of the openings 18 is not in line to register with the chute, lugs 29 on the bottom of the table engage the slide 21 in the slot 30 and prevent it moving. When the table is in registering position as described, the slide 21 passes freely between the lugs 29.

Below the slide 21 and extending across the slot 25 when the slide is brought into position to register with one of the openings in the table and the chute is a plate 3l which is pivoted upon the frame of the machine. This plate rests horizontally within a recess 33 in the slide 21 and is counter-balanced by means of the weight clamps 12 which are provided with set bolts 13 between 2 seod 34 so that its free end presses upward against the slide l use for vending cigars and tobacco, it is obvious that 21 and closes its opening 25ywhen the slide is drawn out. The article vended thus drops through the slot in the slide 21 and on to the plate 3l which it depresses until eventually the article drops into the chute 20. A linger 35 on one edge of the plate 31 comes into Contact with a dog 36 on the irame of the machine which prevents the slide being closed in case the' article does not' i In this manner the article.

drop out of the magazine. being vended' can' be cleared from the machine and the slide op erated which insuresthedeliv'ery ol the article.

li' the article being vend'ed tilts' the plate down it also operates the dog 36which carries a pini 37 working in a slot 38 in one ofthe side bars 32 to limit the movement of said dog. The' dog is pivoted at 38 and' isp'rovided wien e erop elioiildeir agio prevent ilieinoveineni of'iiie slide 21'.

Cooperating with the slide 2l is a coin-operati1g mechanism C which controlsY its` action'. ThisA coin operating mechanism is provi'ded with ay` coin track 4'0 Wliien eondiieiedie eoi'ne fioin die exterior weil oi die inclosiaigy ram'e and: dropsy them into' a receivei41.

slide 2l and preventsv the slide moving until the dog 47 has been tilted' down by the balance arm` as de'- scrilo'ed. The coin is released from the receiver by means ofthe trip 50'Whi'ch turnsl'on'gitudinally inthe coin receiver and has its lower end 51 intercepti'ng the path oi the coin'. Theupper end of the trip'50'i's'moved by the' sl'anting shoulder 54 oni the slid'e'. The weight of ihetrip holds it normally in position to'hol'd the coin in the receiver. A post 52 supports the free end of the balance' arm' and a weight 53 counter-balances the coinL receiver.

1i ine indy' of ine niegee'ine is providedy wiili articlesA ol`: different vallre, for illustration, if the articles in' part othe cases are valued at ten cents each wh'il'ethe ar'- ticles' in the cases'on the remaining portion of the tra'y are valued at n've cents', an extension' 55 on the nee end oi ine oelenoe ein' 42 ie' provided against die upper en'd 56y of which hinged; weights 57 which are also provided adjoiningv the ca'ses on vthe tray containing the' articles ot merchandise are adapted to sweep,- thn's requiring that twofive' cent coins or doulbl"e"the'weightl bepassed into the receptacle 4l leore the balance army 42 is depressedv and itsv upper end'swung' out of the path ofthe stop 491 When tl'iemag'azine is used for vending sacks oi toloacc'ol or other commodities it may` bepro'- vided with vertical holders 60 which are fastened upon the'tray by' meansl of clipsl asshovvn' in Fig. 7.

In operation', the looXesy of cigars to be vendled are elennped upon die iiey end when ii ie desired toopeieie the machine, a coin i's'rolled down the coin track. The

magazine is turned until the article'it is' desiredV to' vend eiid'e end inio die onine- 20 inioiign Winchn i1: egieeeee from the machine. i

While I have described nny eppeieide ee applied for the same may loe utilized for vending other articles and commodities and the construction variously modifled within the spirit ofthe specification and ofthe iollowing claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new 1 and desire to protect byLetters Patent is:-

1. A machine of the class set forth, comprising, in comblnation an inclosng frame, a tray journaled in said frame and provided with means for deta'c'hajlyv holding different articles to be' vended and a series of openings through which sai-d articles are adapted to pass, a cut-out claycting with saidy magazine and adapted tor register with j n sin-gie one' or said openings at' a' time, lugs on saidl tray between which said' ent-oui is adapted to slide' and iii-eventing it from being operated except when registering with' a single opening and a cheek plate below said cutout, for the purposes specified. l y

2. n' inael'iin'e' of the close ser forni, comprising, in eenibinntion an incl'o'sin'g" frame, tr'ay joiiinaled in sind frame and provided' with detachable means -for holding a series of different artlclesto belvended, and a series of openings, a cut-out co-acting with said magazine vbelow said openings, means for turningl said ma" 'z'i'ne'nd ea'uis'` ing if to register with' seiid eut-ont at differeni openings during its movement, lugs on said' tray' adapted to engage said cut-out and permitting it to be withdrawn when reg; istering with a single one ofy said openings and a check pla't'e belowrs'aid cut-out, for the purposes specied..

3. A" ino/onine offene" lass set forth, eoinoising', in; coin'- bn'ation, an inclos'ing fram'e, a magafz'ln'e" jou'rnaled4 in' said frame, a series of containers in said magazine, clamps detachably Vholding said containers in said magazine, means for yrevolving said magaziney a ciit-outI with which said -magazin`e is adapted to be brought into communica 10nd,' -1 means foipnevenfing elle movement of sind eut-ont' and meansV for checkingv the advance of articles passing through said cut-out, for the purposes'speciiied. Y

4. A machine of ythe class set forth, comprisingyincom- 15in-anon', anV inelosi'ng fienile; a magazine join'n'nred in sind frame, and provided with means` for holding diffrent priced articles td bev vended, a cut-out co-acting with said magazine and adapted to remove a single article at a' time therefrom, means for turning said magazine, ymeans for fpelmi't'ting' the.v movement of said lit-ont, and a check y plate pivoted below said clit-ont, and means for normally pressing said plate up to' close th'e opening in' said cut-out.

5. A machine of the class set forth, comprising in com'- bination, yan inclosing frame, avertcal shaft journalesd I in said frame, means over said frame for turning said shaft, a tray supported hy said" shaft, and' provided' with' -a sei-ies of openings ther-ein arranged ciiouniferenfially around said shaft, a seriesof slides for supporting articles to be vended above said openings and upon said tray, means for operating said slides, a manually operated one i pieee cire-ont having a slot below ure pain of nie openings' s in said tray, a'nd a handle extending from said frame'y for reciprocating said cut-out. 6. A machine of the classset forth, comprising, in combination, an inclosing frame, a vertical shaft journaledvin .y seid freine, ineens for turning Sidslnift, d tiny' snpnorred Lby saidshaft and provided with a series of openings' tlierein, means for supporting a series of articles tobe ,vended above said openings and upon said tray, a slide having a slot below the path of said openings, a chute leading fronf below said2 tray and with Wh'lich: the slof in said sllde" is a'dapted to egiste, and a check plate" above the entrance into said' chute, for ythe purposes specied. g :7. A machine of vthe class set forth; comprising: in com- I blnation', an inc los'ing fname, a Vrevoluble magazine jour- .f separate slides adapted' to close each f saidA openings, ad'- instable clamps foi holdingv articles inL saidv magazine, a' single Vpiece cut-out below said magazine, having ya slot g through whicharticles from the magazine are adapted to i pass, a dog adapted to hold said cut-out closed, a check i, plete below Seid 'enr-oni' adapted to prevent if being; closed except when the article being vended falls thereon; sa'idy n'aledE in said' frame and hav g a series:v of openings,v

cut-out being provided with( a pair of grooves, one of which causing said cut-out to engage a slide and open it, a series of lugs below said magazine adapted to pass through the other groove in said cut-out and prevent the operation of the machine when the magazine is not in proper position, a hand grip above said frame for turning the magazine, and a chute below the check plate through which the articles are adapted to pass.

8. A machine of the class set forth, comprising, in combination, an inciosing frame, a magazine journaled in said frame, and provided with a series ofv openings therein, means for supporting articles to be vended adjoining said openings, a slide having a slot below the path of the openings in said magazine, a chute below the path of said openings, and a check plate below the slot in said cut-out and above the entrance into said chute and adapted to permit the articles vended to pass into said chute, and means for limiting the movement of said cutout.

In testimony whereof, 1 have signed my name to this specication, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

4 JOSEPH M. SPINDLER.

Witnesses:

M. G. LICHTSCHEIDL, F. G. BRADBURY. 

